At least one Saudi national filmed the deadly attack at a naval base in Pensacola, Florida, Defense Secretary Mark Esper says
Friends of shooter Mohammed Alshamrani were detained after the killing of three US Navy sailors Friday. Esper said one or two of those friends recorded the attack.Esper told"Fox News Sunday" that it was unclear whether they were"filming it before it began or was it something where they picked up their phones and filmed it once they saw it unfolding.
Alshamrani and a small group of Saudi nationals had just traveled to New York City over the Thanksgiving holiday, a law enforcement source told CNN.They visited several museums and Rockefeller Center, where the Christmas tree lighting was taking place. Authorities don't know why they traveled to the city, the source said.The Saudis who accompanied Alshamrani are currently being interviewed by law enforcement and are being cooperative, the source added.
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